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London

Involves the capital of the UK somehow or other. I lived in London for about a year and a half, from April 2000 to September 2001, and enjoyed my time there thoroughly. As a result, I still try to go back now and again for the odd visit.

London November 2023: November 2023
Pictures from London in November 2023 including a trip down to Lewes for the famous bonfire festivities.
London October 2023: October 2023
Pictures from London in October 2023.
London September 2023: September 2023
Pictures from London in September 2023 including Erika’s birthday.
London August 2023: August 2023
Pictures from London in August 2023.
London July 2023: July 2023
Pictures from London in July 2023.
London June 2023: June 2023
Pictures from London in June 2023 including a visit to Avebury for the summer solstice.
London May 2023: May 2023
Pictures from London in May 2023.
London April 2023: April 2023
Pictures from London in April 2023.
London March 2023: March 2023
Pictures from London in March 2023.
London February 2023: February 2023
Pictures from London in February 2023.
London January 2023: January 2023
Pictures from London at the start of 2023.
London December 2022: December 2022
Pictures from London in December 2022.
London November 2022: November 2022
Pictures from London in November 2022.
London October 2022: October 2022
Pictures from London in October 2022.
London September 2022: September 2022
Pictures from London in September 2022.
London August 2022: August 2022
Pictures from London in August 2022 while the girls were away in Japan.
London July 2022: July 2022
Pictures from London in July 2022.
London May 2022: May 2022
Pictures from London in May 2022.
London April 2022: April 2022
Pictures from London in April 2022.
London March 2022: March 2022
Pictures from London in March 2022, including an overnight walk and wild camp in Wiltshire.
London February 2022: February 2022
Pictures from London in February 2022.
London December 2021: December 2021
Pictures from London in December 2021.
London May 2021: May 2021
Pictures from London in May including day trips to Rye, Runnymede, Canterbury and Fyfield Down.
London April 2021: April 2021
Pictures from London in April 2021, including a daytrip to the Midlands to visit Mum.
London March 2021: March 2021
Pictures from London in March, the usual stuff.
London February 2021: February 2021
Pictures from London in February 2021, the month (appropriately enough) when Groundhog Day occurs.
London January 2021: January 2021
Pictures from London in January 2021.
London December 2020: December 2020
Pictures from London in December 2020.
London November 2020: November 2020
Pictures from London in November 2020.
London October 2020: October 2020
Autumnal pictures from London in October 2020, including a day trip to Canterbury and many walks to Hampstead Heath.
London September 2020: September 2020
Pictures from London in September 2020 including a visit to the Warner Bros Harry Potter Studios for Erika's birthday.
London August 2020: August 2020
Pictures from London in August 2020.
London July 2020: July 2020
Pictures from London in July 2020, including my two day hike to complete the Ridgeway.
London June 2020: June 2020
Picture from London in June 2020.
London May 2020: May 2020
Pictures from London in May 2020.
London April 2020: April 2020
A whole month spent at home, punctuated only by occasional trips to Hampstead Heath.
London March 2020: March 2020
Pictures from London in March 2020.
London February 2020: February 2020
Pictures from London in February 2020.
London January 2020: January 2020
Pictures from London at the start of a new decade.
London December 2019: December 2019
Pictures from London in December 2019.
London November 2019: November 2019
Pictures from London in November 2019.
London October 2019: October 2019
Pictures from London in October 2019.
London September 2019: September 2019
Pictures from London in September 2019 including Erika's 7th birthday.
London August 2019: August 2019
Pictures from London in August 2019.
London June 2019: June 2019
Pictures from London in June 2019 including a trip to Avebury for the Summer Solstice.
London May 2019: May 2019
Pictures from London in May 2019.
London April 2019: April 2019
Pictures from London in April 2019.
London March 2019: March 2019
Pictures from London in March 2019.
London February 2019: February 2019
Pictures from London in February 2019.
London January 2019: January 2019
Pictures from London and environs in January 2019.
London December 2018: December 2018
Pictures from London in the lead up to Christmas 2018.
London November 2018: November 2018
Pictures from London in November 2018.
London October 2018: October 2018
Pictures from London in October 2018 which various forays out into the countryside.
London September 2018: September 2018
Pictures from London in September 2018 including Erika's 6th birthday.
London August 2018: August 2018
Pictures from London in August 2018.
London July 2018: July 2018
Pictures from London in a very warm July 2018, including day trips to Folkestone and Camber Sands.
London June 2018: June 2018
Pictures from London in June 2018.
London May 2018: May 2018
Pictures from London in May 2018.
London April 2018: April 2018
Pictures from London in April 2018.
London March 2018: March 2018
Pictures from London in March 2018 including my birthday.
London February 2018: February 2018
Pictures from London in February 2018.
London January 2018: January 2018
Pictures from London in January 2018.
London December 2017: December 2017
Pictures from London in the run up to Christmas 2017.
London November 2017: November 2017
Pictures from London in November 2017.
London October 2017: October 2017
Pictures from London in October 2017.
London September 2017: September 2017
Pictures from London in September 2017, including Erika's fifth birthday.
London August 2017: August 2017
Pictures from London in August 2017.
London July 2017: July 2017
Pictures from London in July 2017, including a day trip to Whitstable, Erika's sports day and the Chap Olympiad.
London June 2017: June 2017
Pictures from London in June 2017.
London April 2017: April 2017
Pictures from London in April 2017 including a daytrip to Grantchester to visit The Orchard.
London February 2017: February 2017
Pictures from London in February 2017.
London January 2017: January 2017
Pictures from London in January 2017.
London December 2016: December 2016
Pictures from London in December 2016.
London November 2016: November 2016
Pictures from London in November 2016 including a return visit to West Sussex, this time to tour Nutbourne Vineyard.
London October 2016: October 2016
Pictures from London between trips to New York and Italy, including a visit from Grandma Mary.
London August 2016: August 2016
Pictures from London in August 2016, including a day trip to Whitstable.
London July 2016: July 2016
Pictures from London in July 2016.
London June 2016: June 2016
Pictures from London in June 2016 including a lot of the traditional English social season - Derby Day at Epsom, Royal Ascot and Henley Regatta.
London May 2016: May 2016
Pictures from London in May 2016, including a short weekend break in the New Forest for Chie's birthday.
London April 2016: April 2016
Pictures from London in April 2016.
London March 2016: March 2016
Pictures from London in March 2016.
London February 2016: February 2016
Pictures from London in February 2016.
London January 2016: January 2016
Pictures from London at the start of 2016.
London December 2015: December 2015
Pictures from London in the festive season.
London November 2015: November 2015
Pictures from London in November 2015, including forays out to Huntingdonshire, the Bell at Aldworth and Cheltenham for The Open.
London October 2015: October 2015
Pictures from London in October 2015.
London September 2015: September 2015
Pictures from London in September 2015, the month in which Erika turned 3.
London August 2015: August 2015
Pictures from London in August 2015.
London July 2015: July 2015
Pictures from London in July 2015.
London June 2015: June 2015
Pictures from London in June 2015.
London May 2015: May 2015
Pictures from London in May 2015
London April 2015: April 2015
Pictures from London in April 2015 including a weekend in Abergavenny.
London March 2015: March 2015
Pictures from London in March 2015, settling into the new flat.
London February 2015: February 2015
Pictures from London in February 2015, including moving into our new flat.
London January 2015: January 2015
Pictures from London in January 2015, mostly of various stages of building work being done on the new flat.
London December 2014: December 2014
Pictures from London in December 2014.
London November 2014: November 2014
Pictures from the second half of November in London.
London October 2014: October 2014
Pictures from London in October 2014.
London September 2014: September 2014
Pictures from London in September 2014, including Erika's second birthday.
London August 2014: August 2014
Pictures from London in August 2014.
London July 2014: July 2014
Pictures from London in July 2014.
London June 2014: June 2014
Pictures from London in June 2014.
London May 2014: May 2014
Pictures from London in May 2014.
London April 2014: April 2014
Pictures from London in April 2014.
London March 2014: March 2014
Pictures from London in March 2014, including Erika's first visit to the zoo!
London January 2014: January 2014
Pictures from London (including a daytrip to Brighton) in January 2014.
London December 2013: December 2013
Pictures from London in the run up to Erika's second Christmas.
London November 2013: November 2013
Pictures from London in November 2013.
London October 2013: October 2013
Pictures from London in October 2013.
London September 2013: September 2013
Pictures from London in September as Erika turned one.
London August 2013: August 2013
London in August 2013.
London July 2013: July 2013
Pictures from London in July 2013.
London June 2013: June 2013
London in June 2013.
London May 2013: May 2013
Pictures from London in May 2013.
London April 2013: April 2013
Pictures from London in April 2013.
London February 2013: February 2013
London in February 2013.
London January 2013: January 2013
London in a cold and sometimes snowy January.
London December 2012: December 2012
London in December 2012, as Erika turned three months old.
London November 2012: November 2012
Pictures from London with Erika in November 2012.
London October 2012: October 2012
London in October 2012 - lots more pictures of baby Erika!
London September 2012: September 2012
London in September 2012 - the month our baby girl Erika was born!
London August 2012: August 2012
London in an Olympic August 2012.
London July 2012: July 2012
Pictures from London in July 2012, including the Chap Olympiad.
London June 2012: June 2012
London in June 2012, starting with the Jubilee weekend, and including a daytrip to Oxford.
London May 2012: May 2012
London in a mostly rather wet and dreary May, including day trips out to Scotney Castle, Richmond and the Devil's Punchbowl in Surrey.
London April 2012: April 2012
Pictures from London in April 2012.
London March 2012: March 2012
Pictures from London in March 2012.
London February 2012: February 2012
Pictures from London in February 2012, including day trips to Lewes and Windsor and Eton.
London January 2012: January 2012
Pictures from London at the start of 2012.
London December 2011: December 2011
Pictures from London in the run up to Christmas 2011, including day trips to Canterbury and Greenwich.
London November 2011: November 2011
Pictures from London in November 2011 including day trips to Brighton and Kent.
London October 2011: October 2011
Pictures from London in October 2011.
London September 2011: September 2011
Pictures from London in September.
London August 2011: August 2011
A fairly uneventful and not particularly summery August in London.
London July 2011: July 2011
London in a mostly rather grey and miserable July.
London June 2011: June 2011
Pictures from London during a mostly rather wet June.
London May 2011: May 2011
London in May 2011.
London April 2011: April 2011
London in April 2011.
London March 2011: March 2011
Pictures from London in March.
London February 2011: February 2011
Another mixed bag in the big smoke throughout a consistently chilly February.
London January 2011: January 2011
London in January 2011.
London December 2010: December 2010
London in a particularly snowy December.
London November 2010: November 2010
Pictures from London in October 2010.
London October 2010: October 2010
Pictures from London in October 2010.
London September 2010: September 2010
Yet another monthly set of pictures from London.
London August 2010: August 2010
Pictures from London in August 2010.
London July 2010: July 2010
A very foody sort of a month in London.
London June 2010: June 2010
Pictures from London in June 2010, including the London Open Garden Squares weekend.
London April 2010: April 2010
Pictures from London as spring gets under way in earnest.
London March 2010: March 2010
Another monthly set of random pictures from London.
London February 2010: February 2010
London in February.
London January 2010: January 2010
Pictures from London at the start of 2010, including a pub crawl in Borough, an afternoon trip to Reading to celebrate our anniversary (!) and our Burns Night.
London December 2009: December 2009
Pictures from London in December, including Christmas.
London November 2009: November 2009
More of the same.
London October 2009: October 2009
Yet another set of monthly pictures from a distinctly autumnal October in London.
London September 2009: September 2009
Another monthly set of the usual mixed bag of images from London.
London August 2009: August 2009
More of the same from London in August 2009.
London July 2009: July 2009
More odds and ends from London in a not-very-summery July.
London June 2009: June 2009
Yet another monthly set of pictures from life in London, including a repeat of the North London pub crawl.
London May 2009: May 2009
Pictures from London in May 2009, including a West London pub crawl, and a weekend Vera came to visit.
London April 2009: April 2009
Pictures from life in London in April 2009, including a trip to Tunbridge Wells, and a tour of North London pubs.
London March 2009: March 2009
Pictures from London in March 2009, including my birthday!
London February 2009: February 2009
London in February 2009.
Fitzrovia and Soho Pub Crawl: Saturday 10th January 2009
An entirely random and impromptu pub crawl through Fitzrovia, Soho and a bit of St. James's.
London January 2009: January 2009
Assorted pictures from a very wintery January in London.
New Year's Eve: Wednesday 31st December 2008
A few pictures from our brief foray out into the cold to watch the fireworks on the banks of the Thames in London with Mark, Jim and Cristelle.
London December 2008: December 2008
Assorted pictures from London in December 2008.
Thames and St. Paul's: Saturday 11th October 2008
A day out starting with the "Tate to Tate" boat service along the Thames, then a look around St. Paul's, then a long meandering walk back through London.
Afternoon Tea with Andy: Sunday 10th August 2008
A fabulous Sunday afternoon outing with our friend Andy and his fiancee, involving a couple of cracking pubs in Kensington, and afternoon tea at the Orangery.
Chelsea Flower Show: Thursday 22nd May 2008
An early evening's wander around the famous flower show.
Regent's Park: Sunday 18th May 2008
A Sunday afternoon's stroll through London, all the way up to Regent's Park.
Chie's Birthday: Sunday 4th May 2008
A few pictures from our day out on Chie's birthday - a wander around the Victoria and Albert museum, followed by an exquisite afternoon tea at the Mandarin Oriental, and then a leisurely stroll through Hyde Park.
Smithfields Karaoke: Saturday 3rd May 2008
An afternoon/evening with Gav, Leon, Stew et al in and around Smithfields, to try out the new Karaoke Box there, with relevant eating and drinking either side.
Spamalot with Rob and Kate: Saturday 26th April 2008
Pictures from the day Rob and Kate came in to London to watch Spamalot, with appropriate merriment either side.
Lorenzo in London: Thursday 10th April 2008
A few (mostly very dark and badly taken) pictures from a night out in London with Lorenzo.
Whisky and Tapas with Rob: Wednesday 6th February 2008
An evening of whisky and tapas with Rob, who happened to be in London for the day.
London January 2008: January 2008
Pictures from daily life in London in January 2008.
Korean Karaoke: Friday 23rd November 2007
A night out with Gav, Leon, Kyle and Stew consisting of a visit to the movies (not pictured here), some Korean food, then a bout of Korean karaoke.
London August 2007: August 2007
Bits and pieces from life in London and elsewhere in August 2007.
London July 2007: July 2007
Odds and sods from day to day life in July 2007, including a weekend in London with Vera.
Chie's Family in the UK: Friday 22nd June - Sunday 1st July 2007
Chie's family came to the UK for a week and a bit, to meet my family, and take in a few sights on the way round.
Leon's Hat Party: Saturday 26th May 2007
An afternoon in a pub in Canterbury, wearing an assortment of silly hats, in honour of Leon's 30th birthday.
London May 2007: May 2007
London in May.
London April 2007: April 2007
Pictures from daily life in London in April 2007 (the first set of John's Pictures to be produced with Cheese!).
My 30th Birthday: Saturday 17th March 2007
A bit of a do to celebrate my 30th birthday (albeit two days late), including a picnic on Primrose Hill, a bout of karaoke, and then a chinese meal.
London March 2007: March 2007
Pictures in London in March 2007, including Tom's 30th birthday party (which wasn't actually in London!).
London February 2007: February 2007
Pictures from life in London, in an assortment of temporary apartments and hotels, in February 2007.
London January 2007: Sunday 7th - Sunday 14th January 2007
A week in London, first week of my new job.
St. Paul's and St. Moritz: Friday 18th February 2005
A wander around St. Paul's cathedral in the afternoon followed by dinner at St. Moritz in the evening.
St. Blaise's Day: Thursday 3rd February 2005
A bizarre day out to celebrate St. Blaise's Day - the patron saint of sore throats (!).
January 2005: Monday 3rd - Monday 10th January 2005
Assorted pictures taken during January 2005, including a trip to a Korean supermarket in London, and a new vaccuum cleaner!
Kulu Kulu: Saturday 18th December 2004
Dinner at Kulu Kulu, the conveyor belt sushi place in Soho.
London, Portobello etc: Saturday 4th December 2004
A day out in London, mainly in the Portobello area.
London Pubs with Barry and Kev: Friday 12th November 2004
The long awaited and much planned London pub crawl, which ended up only involving three people.
London Pubs with Kev: Friday 22nd October 2004
Anither scouting mission for nice old pubs in the city of London, this time with Kev in tow.
London Pubs: Tuesday 12th October 2004
A scouting mission for some nice old pubs in the city of London.
Harvey Nichols and Whisky Bar: Saturday 17th July 2004
A day out in London, including a visit to Harvey Nichols, cake in Hyde Park, and a wee dram at the Whisky Bar in the Athenaeum Hotel.
Leon's Stag Do: Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th May 2004
A Tale of Two Cities. Started off with food and a few drinks in London, then on to Paris for a (supposedly) all night bar and club-a-thon. Didn't quite work out exactly as planned though...
London Pub Crawl: Wednesday 8th October 2003
A tour around some historic pubs in the City.
Korean Food: Monday 25th August 2003
Out in London with some of Chie's friends for Korean food at the Myung Ga Korean Restaurant.
Japanese Food: Sunday 15th June 2003
Me and Chie go off to buy some Japanese food from Oriental City, and then, well, eat it basically.
RAF Club Ladies' Night: Wednesday 11th June 2003
A trip to the good old RAF club, this time, for a change, with women in tow.
Tom's Stag Do: Saturday March 1st 2003
Tom's last night of freedom (well, not quite - it was a month early), celebrated with a day out in London and a trip to the dogs.
Junchan's Graduation: Thursday 17th December 2002
Junchan's graduation ceremony for one of her Cordon Bleu courses, held in Claridge's.
RAF Club with Tom: Thursday 31st October 2002
Tom's first visit to the RAF Club.
British Museum and Abeno: Saturday 11th May 2002
Me, Simon and friends at the British Museum, and Abeno, a Japanese restaurant just around the corner. Taken the day my second digital camera met its tragic end.
Dinner at Jimmy's: Saturday 6th April 2002
Dinner at a Greek/Cypriate restaurant in Soho to celebrate Nicoletta's birthday.
RAF Club: Wednesday 5th December 2001
A jolly along to the RAF officer's club with many of the usual suspects.
Moving: Saturday 30th September 2001
Me moving out of my flat in Hampstead, with a little help from Rob and his famous yellow van.
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre: Friday 24th August 2001
An evening spent in Regent's Park, including a nice picnic on the grass, and a performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Open Air Theatre.
Another Trip Simon made to London: Saturday 9th June 2001
A fairly pointless set of pictures of some general messing about in London.
Beating the Retreat: Thursday 7th June 2001
A few pictures from (quite unusually for me) a celebration of military marching bands...(!)
Tree Planting: Saturday 26th May 2001
Finally time to take out the christmas tree...
A Weekend with Simon: Saturday 3rd - Sunday 4th March 2001
When Simon and co came to visit me in London.
Regent's Park: Sunday 28th January 2001
A walk around Regent's Park and Primrose Hill with Chie.
RAF Club with Ian: Thursday 4th January 2001
A trip to the RAF Club with Rob's friend Ian.
Christmas and New Year with Yoko-san and Yuka-chan: Saturday 23rd December 2000 to Monday 1st January 2001
Chie's Mum and Sister came to stay in the UK over Christmas and New Year.
Karl Marx: Sunday 26th November 2000
What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than to go and find where Karl Marx is buried?
Night out in London: Saturday 25th November 2000
First boozy antics with new camera, on a night out with Gav, Chie and others.
Sainsbury's/My Flat: Sunday 19th November 2000
First pictures with my second digital camera! A trip to Sainsbury's followed by a meal in my flat.
Leon's Leaving: Thursday 13th July 2000
A round up of Leon's friends in a London pub for a goodbye drink before Leon went off to work in Japan.
Cyberpunk: Saturday 8th July 2000
A bizarre set of pictures involving me and Rob running around my flat in Hampstead and the surrounding area, trying to make a sort of photographic cyberpunk story.
RAF Club: Thursday 6th July 2000
Pictures from what may have been my first visit to the RAF Club.
Waterloo: Sunday 2nd July 2000
Me and Rob seeing off Chie and Kanako at Waterloo International.
London Zoo: Friday 30th June 2000
Myself and Chie having a lovely day out at the zoo.
Russ and Jill in Hampstead: Thursday 15th June 2000
Russ and Jill come to visit me in Hampstead, and generally piss about a lot.
Day out in London: Sunday 11th June 2000
A touristy day out in the centre of London with myself, Chie, Rob, Kanako and Maiko.
Chinatown: Saturday 12th February 2000
A trip to London's Chinatown for Dim Sum.
Tim's Visit: Thursday 17th and Friday 18th June 1999
Tim's visit to Reading, including a trip into London, and a jolly along to the union.